How Many Calories are Burned by Skating?

Welcome to the skating section of DietandFitnessToday where the highest number of calories burned is 603 Calories, for rollerblading, in-line skating, 24.0 km/h (15.0 mph), maximal effort. This is for an average male weighting 190 pounds (86 Kg). Below is a list of 12 activities based on the general description of skating, ranging from the highest calorie burn from 'rollerblading, in-line skating, 24.0 km/h (15.0 mph), maximal effort' which burns 603 calories in 30 minutes through to the activity 'skating, ice, 9 mph or less' which has the lowest calorie burn of 237 calories in 30 minutes, for a typical adult weighing 190 pounds (86 Kg).

For rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training, which is a typical intensity activity under the general description of skating activities, the average calories burned by a person weighing 190 pounds (86 Kg) in 30 minutes is 530 Calories. In one hour rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training will burn 1,060 Calories.

The calorie rank is the rank of the skating activity compared with all other 800 activities in our database to give an indication of the percentage of activities which have a higher or lower calorie burn. A rank of 1 means it is the highest ranking activity in terms or calorie burn and a rank of 100 means it is the activity with the lowest carlorie burn compared with all other activities.

Effect of Intensity on the Calorie Calculator

Although the above is a typical example for skating, the calculator we use to determine the calories burnt depends on the intensity, duration and your body weight. At the bottom of the article we have a variety of different intensities which can be personalized based on your weight and the duration of the activities, using our free calculator.

Calorie Score and Calorie Rank for Skating

Calories Burned in 30 Minutes for a Typical skating Activity

As we have previously mentioned Rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training is a moderate and typical level of intensity for skating and can be used as a general representative approximate measure for calories burnt by skating. For this activity in 30 minutes an average man weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) burns 530 Calories, while an average woman weighing 163 pounds (74 kg), in 30 minutes burns 455 Calories.

Calories Per Minute

The calories burned per minute for Rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training is 18 Calories per minute, for a typical man and for a typical female is 15 Calories per minute.

Calories Per Hour

The calories lost in one hour is 1,060 calories for a typical man, and 909 calories in one hour for a typical woman.

How to Burn 100 Calories

To burn 100 calories for a typical male would require 6 minutes of the activity rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training and to burn 100 calories with the same skating activity for a typical female would take 7 minutes.

Equivalent Activities

The following activities burn the same number of calories as Rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training -

rope jumping, fast pace, 120-160 skips/min

rope skipping, general

running at a speed of 8.6 mph or 7:00 pace (minutes/mile)

Comparison with Inactivity

30 mins of inactivity for example just sitting and watching television burns 43 calories for a typical man and 37 calories for a typical woman. Which means Rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training burns 13.3 times more calories than the equivalent time of inactivity for an average man and 12.3 times more calories for an average female.

Weight Loss from Skating

To answer the question how many pounds will I lose from the activity skating? Taking this example of rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training in 30 minutes, the weight loss for a typical man is a minimum of 0.08 pounds, and a typical woman would lose 0.07 pounds.

Based on 4 sessions per week of rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training for a duration of 30 minutes per session, the approximate time taken to lose one pound is 3 weeks for a man and 4 weeks for a woman, assuming no other changes in lifestyle or eating habits.

The same 4 sessions per week of rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training for a duration of 30 minutes per session, would lose 1kg in 1 weeks for a man and 2 weeks for a woman.

Skating Activity with the Highest Calorie Burn

The highest number of calories burned for an average person is achieved by rollerblading, in-line skating, 24.0 km/h (15.0 mph), maximal effort. For this activity in 30 minutes an average man burns 603 Calories, while an average woman in 30 minutes burns 518 Calories.

Average Calories Burned by Skating

Based on the the list of 12 skating activities, shown below, the average calories burned for an average male, weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) is 453 Calories for 30 minutes of skating. The average burnt for an average female, weighing 163 pounds (74 kg) is 389 Calories for 30 minutes of skating.

Skating for 30 minutes - Calories Burned Calculator

Calories Burned in 30 minutes of skating for Average Male (M) and Female (F) (click to personalise).

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